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<font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2"><p align="center"><b><font size="4">PrinterOutput()</font></b></p>
<p><b>Syntax</b></p><blockquote>
OutputID = <font color="#3A3966"><b>PrinterOutput</b></font>()</blockquote>

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<b>Description</b><br><blockquote>

Returns the OutputID of the current printer to be used with the <a href="../2ddrawing/startdrawing.html">StartDrawing()</a> function. 
Drawing on the printer will be performed using pixel based drawing operations. 

</blockquote><p><b>Parameters</b></p><blockquote>
None.


</blockquote><p><b>Return value</b></p><blockquote>

The OutputID of the current printer to be used with the <a href="../2ddrawing/startdrawing.html">StartDrawing()</a> function. 

</blockquote><p><b>Remarks</b></p><blockquote>

Drawing on a printer using pixel based drawing may reduce printing quality and adds 
extra complexity because the printers resolution must be taken into account. Vector based 
drawing using <a href="printervectoroutput.html">PrinterVectorOutput()</a> should be preferred, as it provides resolution independent 
functions for high-quality printing. 

</blockquote><p><b>Example</b></p><blockquote>

<pre><font face="Courier New, Courier, mono"size="2"><font color="#3A3966">  StartDrawing</font>(<font color="#3A3966">PrinterOutput</font>())
    <font color="#3A3966">; do some drawing stuff here...</font>
<font color="#3A3966">  StopDrawing</font>()
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</blockquote><p><b>See Also</b></p><blockquote>

<a href="../2ddrawing/startdrawing.html">StartDrawing()</a>, <a href="printervectoroutput.html">PrinterVectorOutput()</a> 

</Blockquote><p><b>Supported OS </b><Blockquote>All</Blockquote></p><center><- <a href=printrequester.html>PrintRequester()</a> - <a href="index.html">Printer Index</a> - <a href="printerpageheight.html">PrinterPageHeight()</a> -><br><br>

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